React

In the software world, the “Ship of Theseus” paradox is a daily reality. We replace parts of a system until, eventually, none of the original code remains. But usually, the industry moves toward the “shiny new thing.” At work, we did something that might sound like heresy to some: we migrated our core legacy React applications to Angular. This wasn’t a decision made out of fanboyism. It was a strategic move driven by the need for governance, stability, and long-term maintainability in a high-stakes FinTech environment. I’ll explain the architectural “why” and the pragmatic “how” of moving against the grain. ...

Managing state in React applications has evolved significantly, from simple state hooks to sophisticated libraries that handle complex state scenarios. Recoil is a powerful state management library for React that addresses many limitations of traditional state management approaches. It provides a flexible and scalable way to handle state, particularly in large applications. This blog post will explore advanced state management techniques using Recoil, focusing on atom families, selectors, and handling asynchronous queries. ...